Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what's in this one.

Packs per box: 7 (six standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Hack Wilson, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Clayton Kershaw, Bert Blyleven, Carl Hubbell, Christian Yelich, Madison Bumgarner, Aaron Nola

Rookie cards (6) – Sam Hilliard, Logan Allen, Abraham Toro, Zac Gallen, Danny Mendick, Anthony Kay (SP)

Insert/short-print cards: 17 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 101-170) (4) – Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Billy Williams, Anthony Kay
Blue Artist's Proof (2) – Eddie Stanky, Madison Bumgarner
Blue Artist's Proof short-print (1) – T.J. Zeuch
Blue Frame parallel (1) – Dylan Cease
All-time Diamond Kings (2) – Mike Piazza, Randy Johnson
The 3,000 (1) – Albert Pujols
In The Zone (1) – Roger Maris
Aficionado (1) – Miguel Cabrera
Gallery of Stars (1) – Cody Bellinger
Artist's Palette (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
DK 206 (2) – Javier Baez, Bryce Harper

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Jersey Kings (1) – Giancarlo Stanton

What's Buzz-worthy: Back to reality with this one ... though reality isn't bad at all, either. After ripping into six of these blasters from Target and finding that the SPs were delivering like base cards and the base cards were seeded like SPs just a handful of times per box, I tried this, a Walmart box. I found that the base card issue was fixed but these may appear to be running more normal with a hit every time (at least in the two I opened, which was not the case in the Target boxes) and then the same over-delivering volume of inserts based on what was originally teased for this one. (Of course, this may not be normal, either, as hits aren't noted as being one per box on the box.) ... This brand is a colorful one jam-packed with stars from the past and present with some big names among the mem cards so it could be one to watch as more people open these. Hobby boxes (link up top) are your best bet with guaranteed hits but if you like to dabble with the chance at something more for a low price then the blasters are worth a look -- from either chain depending on what you're looking for. You never know how they might (over) deliver.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (hits may or may not be guaranteed ... unclear here)
Fun Grade: A-

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